Charmonium results from BES

Using ～14×106ψ(2S) and ～58×106J/ψ data collected at BESⅡ/BEPC,the branching fraction of ψ(2S) →Ω+Ωˉ+ is measured with about 5σ statistical significance.The Λ electric dipole and Λ decay parameter are studied using the decay J/ψ→ΛΛ→ ppˉπ+π-.Using(106±3)×106 ψ(2S) decays collected at BESⅢ/BEPCⅡ,we have obtained some interesting physics results.The branching fractions of χcJ →π0π0,ηη are measured with precision improved.The mass and width of hc(11P1) state,together with the branching fractions of Br(ψ(2S) →π0hc) and Br(hc →γηc) are the first measurements.Surprisingly,the decays of χc1 →φφ,ωω,and ωφ are firstly observed in BESⅢ data.     

Analysis of the coupling constants g_(a_0ηπ~0 )and g_(a_0η'π~0) with light-cone QCD sum rules

Abstract In this article, we take the point of view that the light scalar meson a_0(980) is a conventional qq state, and calculate the coupling constants g_(a_0ηπ~0) and g_(a_0η'π~0) with the light-cone QCD sum rules. The central value of the coupling constant g_(a_0ηπ~0) is consistent with that extracted from the radiative decay φ(1020) → a_0(980)γ→ηπ~oγ. The central value and lower bound of the decay width Γ_(α_0→ηπ~0) = 127_(-48)~(+84) MeV are compatible with the experimental data of the total decay width Γ_(α_0(980))= (50-100) MeV from the Particle Data Group with a very model dependent estimation (the decay width can be much larger), while the upper bound is too large. We give a possible explanation for the discrepancy between the theoretical calculation and experimental data.     

Proposed search for a(0)(0)(980)-f(0)(980) mixing in polarization phenomena

The K+ and K0 meson mass difference induces the mixing of the a(0)(0)(980) and f(0)(980) resonances, the amplitude of which, between the K+K- and K0(-)K(0) thresholds, is large in magnitude, of the order of m(K)m(2)(K0)sqrt[-m(2)(K+)] approximately sqrt[alpha] m(2)(K), and possesses the phase sharply varying by about 90 degrees. We suggest performing the polarized target experiments on the reaction pi(-)p-->etapi(0)n at high energy in which the fact of the existence of a(0)(0)(980)-f(0)(980) mixing can be unambiguously and very easily established through the presence of a strong jump in the azimuthal asymmetry of the etapi(0) S wave production cross section near the K(-)K thresholds. The presented estimates of the polarization effect to be expected in experiment are to a great extent model independent.     

Recent results on light hadron spectroscopy from BES Ⅱ

We reported the observation of Y(2175) in φf0(980) mass spectrum in J/ψ→ηφf0(980) with f0(980)→π+π- and the observation of a broad 1-- resonance of K+K-mass in J/ψ→K+K-π0. The results from the partial wave analyses of Jψ→γπ+π- and γπ0π0, as well as J/ψ→pK-∧. are also presented.     

Observation of Y(2175) in J/psi --> etaphif0 (980)

The decays of J/psi --> etaphif(0)(980)[eta --> gammagamma, phi --> K(+) K(-), f(0)(980) --> pi(+)pi(-)] are analyzed using a sample of 5.8 x 10(7) J/psi events collected with the BESII detector at the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider. A structure at around 2.18 GeV/c(2) with about 5 sigma significance is observed in the phif(0)(980) invariant mass spectrum. A fit with a Breit-Wigner function gives the peak mass and width of m = 2.186+/-0.010(stat)+/-0.006(syst) GeV/c(2) and Gamma = 0.065+/-0.023(stat)+/-0.017(syst) GeV/c(2), respectively, which are consistent with those of Y(2175), observed by the BABAR Collaboration in the initial-state radiation process e(+)e(-) --> gamma(ISR) phif(0)(980). The production branching ratio is determined to be Br(J/psi --> etaY(2175))Br(Y(2175)- -> phif(0)(980))Br(f(0)(980) --> pi(+)pi(-)) = [3.23+/-0.75(stat)+/-0.73(syst)] x 10(-4), assuming that the Y(2175) is a 1(--) state.     

Puzzle of anomalously large isospin violations in η(1405/1475)→3π

The BES-III Collaboration recently reported the observation of anomalously large isospin violations in J/ψ→γη(1405/1475)→γπ(0)f(0)(980)→γ+3π, where the f(0)(980) in the ππ invariant mass spectrum appears to be much narrower (~10 MeV) than the peak width (~50 MeV) measured in other processes. We show that a mechanism, named as triangle singularity (TS), can produce a narrow enhancement between the charged and neutral KKˉ thresholds, i.e., 2m(K(±))~2m(K(0)). It can also lead to different invariant mass spectra for η(1405/1475)→a(0)(980)π and KK ˉ*+c.c., which can possibly explain the long-standing puzzle about the need for two close states η(1405) and η(1475) in ηππ and KKˉπ, respectively. The TS could be a key to our understanding of the nature of η(1405/1475) and advance our knowledge about the mixing between a(0)(980) and f(0)(980).     

Measuring DO-D-O mixing in D→Fo(980)K* and more

We investigate the DO-D-O mixing through the doubly Cabibbo suppressed (DCS) channel DO→fO(980)K*O and its charge conjugate channel,in which the K*O meson is reconstructed in both K+π- and KsπO final state.Although the decay DO→ fo(980)K* has a small branching ratio,the final state mesons are relatively easy to identify.The fo(980) meson can be replaced by the S-wave π+π- state,or a longitudinally polarized vector meson pO.All mixing parameters,including the mass difference and decay width difference,can be extracted by studying the time-dependent decay width of these channels.We show that the method is valid in all regions for mixing parameters and it does not depend on the strong phase difference.     

Study of scalar meson a0(980) from B→a0(980)π decays

In this paper, we calculate the branching ratios and the direct CP-violating asymmetries for decays B0 →a00(980)π0, a0+(980)π-, a0-(980)π and B- →a00(980)π-, a0-(980)π0 by employing the perturbative QCD (pQCD) factorization approach at the leading order. We found that (a) the pQCD predictions for the branching ratios are around (0.4 - 2.8) × 10-6, consistent with currently available experimental upper limits; (b) the CP asymmetries of B0→ao(980)π0 and B-→a0-(980)π0 decays can be large, about (70-80)% for α = 100°.     

Recent BES results on hadron spectroscopy

Light hadron spectroscopy is a powerful tool in hadronic physics.Several recent BES results on hadron spectroscopy are reported in this proceeding,including the confirmation of the enhancement in pp invariant mass in radiative J/ψ decays,the observation of a charged κ± decaying to K ±π 0 and the measurement of exclusive decays of the χ c0 and χ c2 to π 0 π 0 and ηη.     

ηπ+ π- resonant structure around 1.8 GeV/c(2) and η(1405) in J/ψ → ωηπ+ π-

We present results of a study of the decay J/ψ → ωηπ+ π- using a sample of (225.2 ± 2.8) × 10(6) J/ψ events collected by the BESIII detector, and report the observation of a new process J/ψ → ωX(1870) with a statistical significance of 7.2σ, in which X(1870) decays to a(0)(±)(980)π±. Fitting to ηπ+ π- mass spectrum yields a mass M = 1877.3 ± 6.3(stat)(-7.4)(+3.4)(syst) MeV/c(2), a width Γ = 57 ± 12(stat)(-4)(+19)(syst) MeV/c(2), and a product branching fraction B(J/ψ → ωX) × B(X→a(0)(±)(980)π±) × B(a(0) (±)(980) → ηπ±) = [1.50 ± 0.26(stat)(-0.36)(+0.72) (syst)] × 10(-4). Signals for J/ψ → ωf(1)(1285) and J/ψ → ω η(1405) are also clearly observed and measured.     

Trigger efficiencies at BESⅢ

Trigger efficiencies at BESⅢ were determined for both the J/ψ and ψ' data taking of 2009. Both dedicated runs and physics datasets are used; efficiencies are presented for Bhabha-scattering events, generic hadronic decay events involving charged tracks, dimuon events and ψ'→π+π-J/ψ, J/ψ→ 1+1- events.The efficiencies are found to lie well above 99% for all relevant physics cases, thus fulfilling the BESⅢ design specifications.     

First observation of η(1405) decays into f(0)(980)π0

The decays J/ψ → γ π+ π- π0 and J/ψ → γ π0 π0 π0 are analyzed using a sample of 225×10(6) J/ψ events collected with the BESIII detector. The decay of η(1405) → f(0)(980)π0 with a large isospin violation is observed for the first time. The width of the f(0)(980) observed in the dipion mass spectra is anomalously narrower than the world average. Decay rates for three-pion decays of the η' are also measured precisely.     

Dynamics of f 0(980)-resonance production in the reaction γγ → π + π −

The results of the experiment performed by the Belle Collaboration and aimed at observing the f ₀(980) resonance in the reaction γγ → π ⁺ π ^? are analyzed. It is indicated that these results suggest the presence of mechanisms in this reaction that lead to a strong distortion of the f ₀(980)-resonance line shape in relation to the line shape expected for a solitary Breit-Wigner resonance. It is shown that the K ⁺ K ^?-loop mechanism of f ₀(980) coupling to the γγ system and the destructive interference between the background and f ₀(980)-resonance contributions in the region of the π ⁺ π ^? invariant mass below the K ⁺ K ^? threshold are the main factors responsible for the formation of a specific (stepwise) f ₀(980)-resonance line shape in the cross section for the reaction γγ → π ⁺ π ^?.     

Measurements of the branching fraction and CP-violation asymmetries in B0-->f0(980)K0S

We present measurements of the branching fraction and CP-violating asymmetries in the decay B0-->f0(980)K0S. The results are obtained from a data sample of 123 x 10(6) Upsilon(4S)-->BB decays. From a time-dependent maximum likelihood fit, we measure the branching fraction B(B0-->f0(980)(-->pi+pi-)K0)=(6.0+/-0.9+/-0.6+/-1.2)x10(-6), the mixing-induced CP violation parameter S=-1.62(+0.56)(-0.51)+/-0.09+/-0.04, and the direct CP violation parameter C=0.27+/-0.36+/-0.10+/-0.07, where the first errors are statistical, the second systematic, and the third due to model uncertainties. We measure the f0(980) mass and width to be mf0(980)=(980.6+/-4.1+/-0.5+/-4.0) MeV/c2 and Gammaf0(980)=(43(+12)(-9)+/-3+/-9) MeV/c2, respectively.     

Recent results on hadron spectroscopy from BES

The BES-Ⅲ Detector is a very versatile multipurpose device located at the Institute of High Energy Physics(IHEP) in Beijing,China.Concerning the physics program it ties stringently up to the past BES and BES-Ⅱ experiments.Since start of the data taking in the middle of 2008 the accumulated dataset of 200·106 J/ψ events and 100·106 ψ events already exceeds the world data on these resonances.In addition to studies of the charmonium systems the data offers great opportunity for investigations in the light hadron sector.In detail it will be reported about the confirmation of the enhancement in p invariant mass in radiative J/ψ decays,the search for decays Y(2175) → K0 K0,observation of a charged κ± in K±π0 and observation of a new excited baryon N(2065) decaying to pπ0 and charged conjugate.The first result is based on data taken by BES-Ⅱ and BES-Ⅲ,the latter three on data collected by BES-Ⅱ only.     

An Effective Field Theory Approach to f 0(980)–a 0(980) Mixing

We consider the problem of mixing in the f ₀(980)–a ₀(980) system when width effects are taken into account. By explicit calculation we show that two mixing angles are necessary to describe the phenomenon.     

Study ao（980）-f0（980） mixing in charmonium decays

In this proceeding, we propose to directly measure the a0^0（980）-f0 （980） mixing in J/ψ→φf0（980）→φa0^0（980） and Xc1→π^0a0^0（980） →π^0f0（980） with the upgraded Beijing Electron Positron Collider（BEPCII） with BESIII detector. We show that a narrow peak of about 8 MeV will be produced by the a0^0（980）-f0（980） mixing, and the predominant feature makes it standing out from the background contributions. The predicted branching ratios for these two reactions are both expected to be about O（10^-6）, which is unambiguously accessible with 10^9 J/ψ and 3 × 10^8 Xc1 at BESⅢ.     

f 0(980) and a 0(980) resonances near the thresholds of the γγ → K + K − and γγ → K 0 K̇ 0 reactions

High-statistical data on the γγ → K ⁺ K ^? and γγ → K ⁰ K? ⁰ reactions constitute the last missing link in investigations of light scalar mesons f ₀(980) and a ₀(980) in photon-photon collisions. It is expected that the manifestation of the four-quark structure of the f ₀(980) and a ₀(980) resonances in these reactions will be very peculiar. The possibilities of the observation of scalar contributions in the γγ → K ⁺ K ^? and γγ → K ⁰ K? ⁰ reactions near their thresholds at modern colliders have been estimated.     

B→f0(980)(π,η') decays in the PQCD approach

Based on the assumption of a two-quark structure of the scalar meson f0(980), we calculate the branching ratios and CP-violating asymmetries for the four B→f0(980)π and B→f0(980)η(') decays by employing the perturbative QCD (Pqcd) factorization approach. The leading order Pqcd predictions for branching ratios are, Br(B-→f0(980)π-)～2.5×10-6, Br(B0→f0(980)πo)～2.6×10-7, Br(B0→f0(980)η)～ 2.5×10-7 and Br(B0→f0(980)η')～6.7×10-7, which are consistent with both the QCD factorization predictions and the experimental upper limits.     

Branching Ratios of J/ψ→π03(π+π－)

The decay mode of J/ψ→π⁰3(π⁺π^－) was studied very little before. There are no informations except branching ratios for this channel in PDG book which based on less than 0.2×10⁶J/ψ events of MARKⅠ. Now, BESⅠ has a data sample of 7.8×10⁶J/ψ events, we can make more accurate results than MARKⅠ. Total of 3290±43 J/ψ→π⁰3(π⁺π^－) events including 1275±86 J/ψ→ω²(π⁺π^－) events are selected. J/ψ→π⁰3(π⁺π^－) and J/ψ→ω²(π⁺π^－) events have been generated with MC simulition for calculating events selection efficiency. BESⅠ result is: Br(J/ψ→π⁰3(π⁺π^－))=(2.52±0.06±0.43)% and Br(J/ψ→π⁰3(π⁺π^－))=(1.31±0.09±0.21)%. Meanwhile, we studied the invariant mass of 4π and ωππ to find interesting signals. It seems that there is a peak at about 1.74GeV in the invarianat mass spectrum of 4π, and a enhancement was also found at about 1.9GeV in the invariant mass spectrum of ωππ. It is not clear whether they are from resonances or background. Therefore, more work in detail is still going on.